ASMFC Spring 2005 Meeting Commission’s 2005 Spring Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. All of the business meetings scheduled during this week are open to the public, free of charge. Meeting materials may be obtained via the Commission’s website at <http://www.asmfc.org/may05lMtgWk.htm>. Some documents may be very large, soplease be patient downloading. Meeting materials are also available onCD-ROM; […]
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Safe Harbor that beganin North Carolina SandhillsOn May 5 and 6 at Pinehurst Resort, Village of Pinehurst,N.C., come meet the inventors of the Safe Harbor Programand landowners from North Carolina and across the countrywho have enrolled in this innovative program that helpsconserve imperiled species and frees landowners from fearof the […]
State Fish and Wildlife Agencies to Share in More Than $530 Million The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <http://www.fws.gov> today announced that State fish and wildlife agencies will share more than $530 million in excise taxes paid by America’s recreational shooters, hunters, anglers and boaters, to support fish and wildlife conservation and education programs. The […]
Allision of Staten Island Ferry Andrew J. Barberi St. George, Staten Island, New York October 15, 2003 NTSB Number MAR-05/01 NTIS Number PB2005-916401 PDF Document (2.4M) Executive Summary About 1520 on October 15, 2003, the Staten Island Ferry Andrew J. Barberi, owned and operated by the New York City Department of Transportation, was near the […]
NTSB SENDS INVESTIGATOR TO JOIN BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION OF CRUISE SHIP ACCIDENTThe National Transportation Safety Board has sent marine investigator Captain Morgan Turrell to join the investigation by the Bahamas Maritime Authority into the accident on April 16, 2005 involving the passenger vessel Norwegian Dawn.The Bahamian-flagged vessel, operated by NCL, was damaged after encountering a […]
NOAA AWARDS $275,000 TO TROUT UNLIMITED The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a $275,000 grant to Trout Unlimited as part of a multi-project cooperative partnership to restore coastal and river fisheries habitat throughout the coastal United States. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant supports a three-year partnership between […]
NOAA CHIEF LEADS 100 VOLUNTEERS IN RESTORING TIDAL WETLANDS OF FORT MCHENRY ON SATURDAY The director of the nation’s top science agency for oceans and the atmosphere, Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., will lead 100 volunteers from the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the annual tidal wetland restoration at historic Fort McHenry in […]
NOAA Scientists and Partners Assessing the Health of Dolphins in St. Joseph’s Bay, FL Researchers from NOAA Fisheries Service and their partners have plans to conduct research on bottlenose dolphins in the St. Joseph’s Bay area. This area is of particular interest due to an Unusual Mortality Event of approximately 107 dolphins, which occurred along […]
Mandatory Labeling of Fish and Shellfish in Retail Food Stores Takes Effect The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced mandatory labeling of fish and shellfish in retail food stores to indicate country of origin and method of production (i.e., wild or farm-raised). USDA is responsible for implementing the country of origin labeling (COOL) program, […]
Fisheries Management Conference Findings Now Posted Online On March 24-26, more than 600 people attended the Managing our Nation’s Fisheries Conference in Washington DC, sponsored by the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, the three interstate Marine Fishery Commissions, and NOAA Fisheries Service. Participants and attendees included members of the commercial and recreational fishing industries, managers, […]
